Foot scraper for automobiles



Filed March 6, 1925 m Y L cl lra w Gua Patented Maia-1, 1927.

LEROY J'. CROWE, 0F MONUMENT, KANSAS.

FOOT SCRAIER FOR AUTOMOBILES.

Application filed March 6, 1926. Serial No. 92,874.

This invention relates to foot scrapers and particularly to a footscraper adapted to be applied to the running board of an automobile.

The general object of the invention is to provide a device of this kindwhich is adapted to be readily applied to running boards and removedtherefrom and in which the scraper proper is normally held closelyadjacent the running board and in a nonconspicuous position and where itwill not project into the way.

A further object is to provide means whereby the scraper is readilyswung into its withdrawn position by a spring and to provide meanswhereby it may be latched into projected position when desired for use.

Other objects will appear in the course of he following descriptionwherein:

Figure 1 is a perspective View of a foot scraper in accordance with myinvention;

Fig. 2 is an end elevation thereof, showing the scraper projected;

Fig. 3 is a section on the line 3-3 of Figure 2, showing the tail 20 ofthe scraper engaged under latch 24.

Referring to these drawings it will be seen that my device comprises aclamp formed of an upper arm 10, a lower arm 11 and the connecting web12, these arms and web being integral with each other. Passing throughthe arms and 11, adjacent the web 12 is a bolt 18. The other end of thelower arm 11 is tapered and bent to form a hook 14.

Riveted or otherwise attached to the upper arm 10 is a plate 15, theinner edge of which is downwardly flanged as at 16, so as to fit againstthe outer edge of the running board. Extending upward from the lower jawor arm 11 is a set screw 17.

Pivotally mounted upon the bolt 13 is the foot scraper 18, the outer endof which is turned up as at 19. The opposite end of the scraper iscontinued to form the tail 20. Between the outer end 19 and the pivotbolt 13 the scraper carries upon it the upwardly extending part 21.Below the part 21 the scraper 18 is formed with a hook 22. A contractilespring 28 is attached at one end to the book 1-; and at the opposite endto the hook 22 and acts to turn the scraper in a position parallel tothe edge of the running board. When so turned the upwardly extendingmember 21 which constitutes a stop, strikes against the flange 16 andthus inward or retractile movement of the scraper is limited.

Riveted or otherwise attached to the lower jaw 11 of the clamp andextending at right angles to the longitudinal aXis of this jaw or arm isa latch plate 24 and when the scraper is turned to its outwardlyprojecting position at right angles to the length of the running board,the tail will engage with the latch 2d and the latch will hold thescraper in projected position against the action of the spring 23.

It is to be noted that the scraper has an enlarged portion 18 throughwhich the bolt 18 passes. he bore 18 is larger than the bolt and isillustrated as slightly inclined relative to the bolt to thus permit thescraper 18 to have a slight vertical lateral play upon the bolt 13 andthat the spring engaging the scraper below its lower edge may thus tiltthe ta l end of the scraper upward and thus bring it into engagementwith the latch as shown in Figure 3. By reason of the enlarged opening18 through which the bolt 1.8 passes, the tail of the scraper will bedepressed on engagement with the lower inclined face of this latch plateand be engaged therewith to thereby hold the scraper projected but whenit is desired to cause the retraction of the scraper the forward end ofthe scraperinay be raised to tilt the scraper and detach the tail fromthe latch plate and then the spring will retract the scraper.

The upper and lower jaws 10 and 11, as before remarked, embrace arunning board and if the device is to be applied to a wooden runningboard the set screw 17 bears against the under face of the board orifthe device is to be applied to the ordinary thin metal running board,the washer having the form of a section of channel iron, designated 25is uesd, it bears against the under face of the running board, thiswasher having an indentation 26 against which the point of the set screwbears.

The use of this device will be obvious from what has gone before. Thedevice is convenient, may be readily applied or removed, does not forman impediment on the running board, and is inconspicuous. Preferably itwill be formed of malleable iron.

I claim 1. A foot scraper for automobiles including a clamp adapt-ed toembrace the running board of an automobile and be engaged therewith, ascraper pivotally mounted upon the clamp for movement into a projectedposition, a spring urging the scraper into a position at right angles tothe clamp and parallel to the running board, a stop limiting themovement or the scraper in this direction, means for latching thescraper in a projected position.

A foot scraper for the running boards of automobiles comprising a clampadapted to embrace the running board, a plate attached to the upper jawof the clamp and having a flange adapted toiengage the edge oi therunning board, a set screw passing through the lower jaw of the clamp, abolt carried by the clamp, a scraper pivotally mounted upon the bolt andhaving stop adapted to bear against. the flange of said plate when thescraper is parallel thereto; a spring acting to urge the scraper intothis position, and means releasahly holding the scraper in its outwardlyprojected position.

3. A too-t scraper for the running boards of automobiles comprising aclamp adapted.

to embrace the running board, a plate attached to the upper jaw of theclamp and havinga flange adapted to engage the edge of the runningboard, a set screw passing through the lower aw of the clamp, a boltcarried by the clamp, a scraper pivotally mounted upon the bolt andhaving astop adapted to bear against the flange of said plate when thescraper is parallel thereto, a spring engaged at one end with thescraper and at its other end with the lower jaw and acting to urge thescraper to a position at right angles to the clamp, and a latch attachedto saidclamp and releasably engaging the scraper to hold the latter in aprojected position.

a A foot scraper for automobiles including a member adapted to beengagedwith the running board of the automobile, a scraper pivotally mountedupon the member for movement in a horizontal plane from a positionparallel to the running board to a position at right angles thereto orvice'versa, a spring urging the scraper into a position parallel to therunning board and means for latching the scraper in a projectedposition.

5. A toot scraper for the running boards of auton'iobiles comprising amember adapted to be engaged with the running board, a vertical boltcarried by said member, a scraper having a bore, through which said boltpasses to thereby support the scraper for movement in a horizontal planearound the bolt, the bore being larger than the bolt to thereby permitthe scraper to tilt upon the bolt in a vertical plane, a spring actingto urge the scraper into a positionparallel to the running board, and alatch'mounted upon said member and adapted to hold the scraper in itsoutwardly projected position, said latch having a depressed detent end,said spring acting to tilt the scraper, and yieldingly hold it inengagementbehind said detent end.

In testimony whereof I hereunto aflix my signature.

